Move to iOS

Apple

About this app

Everything about iOS is designed to be easy. That includes switching to it. With just a few steps, you can migrate your content automatically and securely from your Android device with the Move to iOS app. No need to save your stuff elsewhere before switching from Android. The Move to iOS app securely transfers all kinds of content data for you:

Contacts
Message history
Camera photos and videos
Mail accounts
Calendars
WhatsApp content

Make sure to keep your devices nearby and connected to power until the transfer is complete. When you choose to migrate your data, your new iPhone or iPad will create a private Wi-Fi network and find your nearby Android device running Move to iOS. After you enter a security code, it will begin transferring your content and put it in the right places. Just like that. Once your content has been transferred, you’re ready to get going. That’s it — you can start using your new iPhone or iPad and experiencing its endless possibilities. Enjoy.

Ratings and reviews

This app did a decent job transferring data, but it is far from perfect. Group text messages don't really transfer seamlessly. On my new iPhone, my phone number is included in each group as an unknown contact. Google accounts don't actually get transferred, even though "Google accounts" is listed as an option to transfer. App data doesn't get transferred at all, which kind of makes sense. Be prepared to setup every individual app after the transfer is complete.

I am dumbfounded by the negative reviews. I don't know what I would've done without this app as I use my phone for business as well as personal, and my text messages are essential to maintain. I was able to transfer all seamlessly including photos and data. It was completed in less than 15 minutes over Wi-Fi. I was afraid to go back to Apple for the reason of data transfer. This app made it a breeze and I recommend it to anyone making the change. (FYI, Pixel 7 Pro to iPhone 15 Pro Max).

Complete garbage. Can't alter the iphone settings without completing setup, so the iphone falls asleep, at which point the transfer fails. Meanwhile, the progress bar doesn't actually work, so you can't tell how much or if any data has transferred, and if you start over, it'll just copy it all again. Love having three duplicates of my contacts that are incredibly difficult to delete manually on iOS, Apple! Great product!

What's new

This release features bug fixes and enhancements that take advantage of iOS 17, including:

- Improved SMS/MMS migration with support for international calling codes and contacts with alphanumeric identifiers
- Unsupported photos moved to the Files app retain their file names and folder structure
- Fixes an issue where some RAW assets such as .DNG are not correctly migrated to Photos